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Europe generated almost 18% of its electricity by wind and solar last year, while China, India and the US were all above the global average of 8%, according to a new report.

Global wind and solar generation have smashed a new record in 2019. That’s according to a new analysis by think tank Ember, which suggests wind and solar energy generated 8.2% of global electricity last year, more than double of the 3.4% renewable share of 2013. Findings of the report also …

The country doesn’t yet have any offshore wind farms but officials have set out a plan to make it the largest operator of offshore wind in the Baltic Sea by 2050.

Oil prices fell on Tuesday amid concerns that a surge in new coronavirus cases, especially in the United States, will hamper any recovery in fuel demand. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude CLc1 futures fell 54 cents, or 1.3%, to $40.09 a barrel at 0703 GMT, well off an earlier …

Some 75% of the emissions reductions necessary to meet net-zero are dependent on technologies which have not yet reached commercial maturity, new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA) has found. EURACTIV media partner, edie.net, reports. The Agency’s clean energy innovation report warns that net-zero targets, which now cover half …

Oil prices hit a four-month high on Thursday, pushed higher by supply restrictions and a global rebound in demand. However, the accelerating spread of the coronavirus across the United States represents a major red flag, threatening another downturn. Experts had long warned that a second wave might be possible, but …

German lawmakers have voted a roadmap for the coal-free era in the country, which includes abandoning nuclear power by 2022.

The luxury car manufacturer will also support a new battery cell plant in Germany, which will be carbon-neutral from the start of its construction.

OPEC cut oil exports in June by 1.84 million barrels per day (bpd) from May levels as it works to implement an output reduction agreement with Russia and other allies, according to estimates from Kpler, which tracks oil shipments. OPEC’s crude exports averaged 17.2 million bpd last month, Kpler said …

The facility almost doubled the original revenue forecasts in its first six-month operation.